As mentioned in an earlier post, Woodside is now owned by Coriole Vineyards and this cheese is very much a product of that relationship.

From the label we are told

This cheese is the result of a challenge from the winemaker at Coriole Vineyards "make us a vigneron's cheese" he said. We gently wash the cheese in Adelaide Hills Chardonnay and wrap it in vine leaves selected from the vineyard

This is a white mould goats' milk cheese.

There's quite an earthy scent coming from this cheese with an undertone of piquancy from the vine-leaf. Appearance wise, it's certainly one that will be sure to gain attention.

Inside, it has that typical goat cheese "whiteness" - this still has a couple of weeks to go to reach peak maturation. The centre is quite creamy but mild and as you move out the flavours develop - the vine-leaf adds a sharp, acidic quality which cuts across the creamy core. I would class this as a cheese for the more adventurous.

Oh good lord it most certainly doesn't. But I can at least read and drool and make mental notes. I mean, I'm in NYC, home of all sorts of lovely cheese. It's not like I've nothing to choose from over here. But you make them look so luscious... talk about the grass being greener.

Hi Lisa - I can well understand the sentiment, there's so many things I must lust silently over as I know they will never reach these shores but I still enjoy finding out what they are in the off-chance I might one day try them.

Happy to help Truffle - the shadows of blue is a great cheese I do hope you get to try it - do let me know what you think of it.